Čerkezi Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Čerkezi Surname User-submission:

Caucasian surname in the Balkans coming from the Circassians

Čerkezi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1541:13,6462,076
Kosovo111:169,2616,833

The alternate forms: Çerkezi (365) & Cerkezi (82) are calculated separately.

Čerkezi (13) may also be a first name.

Čerkezi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Caucasian surname in the Balkans coming from the Circassians

- philip.18
DNA test information

Čerkezi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Čerkezi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Čerkezi is carried by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Çerkezi or Cerkezi. For other potential spellings of Čerkezi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerkezi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čerkezi is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Čerkezi is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerkezi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

It is most widely held in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 13,646. In North Macedonia Čerkezi is most prevalent in: Polog, where 94 percent live, Southwestern, where 4 percent live and Skopje, where 1 percent live. Besides North Macedonia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kosovo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çerkezi95365/
Cerkezi9582/
Zerkezi861/
Tserkezi80332/
Cherkezi804/
Tserkezis75356/
Tserkezie7510/
Čerkesaitė713/
Tserkesi671/
Chirkezie631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Čerkezi
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